Market Notices

AEMO ELECTRICITY MARKET NOTICE.

Update - Lightning vulnerable lines in QLD region

Refer to AEMO Electricity Market Notice 121806

At 2026 hrs 12/12/2024 the Kamerunga to Barron Gorge 132 kV Line 7184 and the Kamerunga to Barron Gorge 132 kV Line 7141 tripped.

The cause of the trip was identified as due to lightning.

In accordance with SO_OP_3715, AEMO now considers the Kamerunga to Barron Gorge 132 kV Line 7184 and the Kamerunga to Barron Gorge 132 kV Line 7141 to be vulnerable with a category of probable due to lightning.

Manager NEM Real Time Operations

AEMO ELECTRICITY MARKET NOTICE

AEMO's weather service provider has issued forecast temperatures equal to or greater than the NEM Local Temperature Alert Levels for listed weather stations below.

NSW
Mudgee Ap (39+ Deg C): 16th Dec, 17th Dec
Yass (39+ Deg C): 16th Dec

SA
Adelaide West Terrace (39+ Deg C): 15th Dec
Clare High School (39+ Deg C): 15th Dec
Port Augusta Ap (39+ Deg C): 14th Dec, 15th Dec, 16th Dec

VIC
Ararat Prison (39+ Deg C): 16th Dec
Latrobe Valley Ap (39+ Deg C): 16th Dec
Melbourne Olympic Park (39+ Deg C): 16th Dec
Mildura Ap (39+ Deg C): 15th Dec, 16th Dec

The NEM Local Temperature Alert Levels are:

Launceston Ti Tree Bend: 33 Deg C, Dalby Airport: 37 Deg C, for all other selected weather stations: 39 Deg C.

AEMO requests Market Participants to:

1. review the weather forecast in the local area where their generating units / MNSP converter stations are located and,

2. if required, update the available capacity in their dispatch offers or availability submissions consistent with the forecast temperatures.

Further information is available at:

https://aemo.com.au/energy-systems/electricity/national-electricity-market-nem/nem-forecasting-and-planning/forecasting-and-reliability/projected-assessment-of-system-adequacy/nem-local-temperature-alerts

AEMO Operations Planning

AEMO ELECTRICITY MARKET NOTICE

AEMO's weather service provider has issued forecast temperatures equal to or greater than the NEM Local Temperature Alert Levels for listed weather stations below.

NSW
Yass (39+ Deg C): 16th Dec

SA
Adelaide West Terrace (39+ Deg C): 15th Dec
Clare High School (39+ Deg C): 15th Dec
Port Augusta Ap (39+ Deg C): 14th Dec, 15th Dec

VIC
Latrobe Valley Ap (39+ Deg C): 16th Dec
Melbourne Olympic Park (39+ Deg C): 16th Dec
Mildura Ap (39+ Deg C): 15th Dec, 16th Dec
Mortlake (39+ Deg C): 16th Dec

The NEM Local Temperature Alert Levels are:

Launceston Ti Tree Bend: 33 Deg C, Dalby Airport: 37 Deg C, for all other selected weather stations: 39 Deg C.

AEMO requests Market Participants to:

1. review the weather forecast in the local area where their generating units / MNSP converter stations are located and,

2. if required, update the available capacity in their dispatch offers or availability submissions consistent with the forecast temperatures.

Further information is available at:

https://aemo.com.au/energy-systems/electricity/national-electricity-market-nem/nem-forecasting-and-planning/forecasting-and-reliability/projected-assessment-of-system-adequacy/nem-local-temperature-alerts

AEMO Operations Planning

AEMO ELECTRICITY MARKET NOTICE

Refer to AEMO Electricity Market Notice no. 121760, 121762, and 121765.

Please provide Generator Recall Information for the period from 16/12/2024 to 17/12/2024, by 1200 hrs on 13/12/2024 via the Generator Recall communication system, in accordance with clause 4.8.5A of the National Electricity Rules.

SO_OP_3719 Procedure for Submitting Generator Outage Recall Information is available at:
https://aemo.com.au/-/media/files/electricity/nem/security_and_reliability/power_system_ops/procedures/so_op_3719-procedure-for-submitting-recall-information-scheduled-generator-outages.pdf

Procedure on how to use Generator Recall in the EMMS Markets Portal is available at
http://www.aemo.com.au/-/media/Files/Electricity/NEM/IT-Systems-and-Change/2018/Guide-to-Generator-Recall-Plans.pdf


AEMO Operations

AEMO ELECTRICITY MARKET NOTICE

Refer to AEMO Electricity Market Notice no. 121767.

Please provide Generator Recall Information for the period 16/12/2024, by 1200 hrs on 13/12/2024 via the Generator Recall communication system, in accordance with clause 4.8.5A of the National Electricity Rules.

SO_OP_3719 Procedure for Submitting Generator Outage Recall Information is available at:
https://aemo.com.au/-/media/files/electricity/nem/security_and_reliability/power_system_ops/procedures/so_op_3719-procedure-for-submitting-recall-information-scheduled-generator-outages.pdf

Procedure on how to use Generator Recall in the EMMS Markets Portal is available at
http://www.aemo.com.au/-/media/Files/Electricity/NEM/IT-Systems-and-Change/2018/Guide-to-Generator-Recall-Plans.pdf


AEMO Operations

Change Number: CHG0100201
Notification issued to: Market Notice
Notification Type: Initial
Change Type: Normal
Service/ Component: MarketNet
Change Title: Planned maintenance affecting the AEMO Market Network ***Outage Updated***
Change Start Date & Time: 16/12/2024 08:00:00 AEST
Change End Date & Time: 17/12/2024 17:00:00 AEST
Outage 1 Start Date & Time: 16/12/2024 08:12:00 AEST
Outage 1 End Date & Time: 16/12/2024 08:13:00 AEST
Outage 2 Start Date & Time: 16/12/2024 15:12:00 AEST
Outage 2 End Date & Time: 16/12/2024 15:13:00 AEST

Environment: Production
Participant Impact and Requirements: Planned maintenance will be conducted on the 16th of December 2024, between 08:00AM and 05:00PM AEST on the core network infrastructure within the AEMO Market Network in Brisbane.

During the change, there will be two instances of 1-3 second service disruption to MarketNet Services accessed via Brisbane as traffic moves from the active to the standby load balancing unit. All Services should return to normal after this time. Traffic via Sydney will not be affected during this time. AEMO recommends that all market participants with site to site VPN connections currently connected via Brisbane, to switch these connections to the Sydney site as a precaution.

Participants connecting via IPWAN and/or SSL VPN will be automatically connected to the Sydney site and do not need to take any action.
Support Information:
Report any impacts to the AEMO Information and Support Hub or call 1300 236 600.
Please refer to https://aemo.service-now.com/participantportal?id=pp_services_status for any
planned/unplanned maintenance activities .

AEMO ELECTRICITY MARKET NOTICE

AEMO's weather service provider has issued forecast temperatures equal to or greater than the NEM Local Temperature Alert Levels for listed weather stations below.

SA
Adelaide West Terrace (39+ Deg C): 15th Dec
Clare High School (39+ Deg C): 15th Dec
Port Augusta Ap (39+ Deg C): 14th Dec, 15th Dec

VIC
Mildura Ap (39+ Deg C): 15th Dec

The NEM Local Temperature Alert Levels are:

Launceston Ti Tree Bend: 33 Deg C, Dalby Airport: 37 Deg C, for all other selected weather stations: 39 Deg C.

AEMO requests Market Participants to:

1. review the weather forecast in the local area where their generating units / MNSP converter stations are located and,

2. if required, update the available capacity in their dispatch offers or availability submissions consistent with the forecast temperatures.

Further information is available at:

https://aemo.com.au/energy-systems/electricity/national-electricity-market-nem/nem-forecasting-and-planning/forecasting-and-reliability/projected-assessment-of-system-adequacy/nem-local-temperature-alerts

AEMO Operations Planning

Change Number: CHG0100220

Notification issued to: Market Notice

Notification Type: Completed

Change Type: Normal

Service/Component: Electricity Market Management System_PreProd

Change Title: Pre-Production Electricity Market Management System (EMMS) Maintenance - Outages

Support Information: Report any impacts to the AEMO Information and Support Hub or on External 1300 236 600.

Change Number: CHG0100201

Notification issued to: Market Notice

Notification Type: Initial

Change Type: Normal

Service/ Component: MarketNet

Change Title: Planned maintenance affecting the AEMO Market Network.

Change Start Date & Time: 16/12/2024 08:00:00 AEST
Change End Date & Time: 17/12/2024 17:00:00 AEST
Outage Start Date & Time: 16/12/2024 15:12:00 AEST
Outage End Date & Time: 16/12/2024 15:13:00 AEST

Environment: Production

Participant Impact and Requirements: Planned maintenance will be conducted on the 16th of December 2024, between 07:30AM and 05:00PM AEST on the core network infrastructure within the AEMO Market Network in Brisbane.

During there change, there will be two instances of 1-3 second service disruption to MarketNet Services accessed via Brisbane as traffic moves from the active to the standby load balancing unit. All Services should return to normal after this time. Traffic via Sydney will not be affected during this time. AEMO recommends that all market participants with site to site VPN connections currently connected via Brisbane, to switch these connections to the Sydney site as a precaution.

Participants connecting via IPWAN and/or SSL VPN will be automatically connected to the Sydney site and do not need to take any action.

Support Information:
Report any impacts to the AEMO Information and Support Hub or call 1300 236 600.
Please refer to https://aemo.service-now.com/participantportal?id=pp_services_status for any
planned/unplanned maintenance activities .